Go to Uni or go for a job?

Hey everyone.
Im a year 13 student studying Maths Physics and Geography. I havee applied for Civil Engineering and im thinking of putting UCL (if i get the offer) as my firm choice and City university(already got offer) as insured. My grades for AS for Maths Physics and Geog were BAA respectively.
I also applied for a 5 year training course to be a Quantity surveyor. I will be paid 15k at the start and increases yearly. I get a company car in the second year. By the fourth year i become an assistant quantity surveyor and earn maybe 22k-26k. I also do part time uni course during this time where the tuition fees are paid for by the company, However the courses i can choose are restricted and its unlikely i can ask for Civil Engineering. Also the university i go to will be nothing special. (anglia ruskin, UEL etc)

So to anyone currently working or have graduated etc, what path should i choose? The training course sounds good, but i would hate to go to a bad university because ive worked so hard to get the grades ive got. I also am interested in Maths and Physics. On the otherhand i can go to a great uni like ive always dreamed of but come out looking for jobs with student loans, with very little experience in work. Also quantity surveyors earn more than civil engineers on average.
I would like to know your opinion if you were in my position. Sorry for the long post XD

Problem is i dont really know. I dont know a lot about QS at the moment, but it looks like something i can definitely do. I do really enjoy maths and the mechanics side of things which is suited to engineering. But my dillemma is whether its worth it to go do a course i like and struggle getting a job, or do a job im not that crazy about and get good pay and job security.

Why would a civil engineering degree from UCL make you struggle to get a job?

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I know having a degree from UCL is a good thing but also more and more people are getting degrees, and the thing making certain people stand out is with their work experience, which most students will not have as much compared to someone who didnt go uni. I know someone who graduated from LSE in Economics and was unemployed for over a year and i dont want that to happen to me. Im pretty sure an employer will take a person from a not so great uni with a 5 years of experience, rather than a Cambridge graduate who's only done a little amount of experience with the very little free time they have had. Dont get me wrong, im still in a dillemma and i would love to have the opportunity of studying in one of the best universities in the country.

Hey everyone.
Im a year 13 student studying Maths Physics and Geography. I havee applied for Civil Engineering and im thinking of putting UCL (if i get the offer) as my firm choice and City university(already got offer) as insured. My grades for AS for Maths Physics and Geog were BAA respectively.
I also applied for a 5 year training course to be a Quantity surveyor. I will be paid 15k at the start and increases yearly. I get a company car in the second year. By the fourth year i become an assistant quantity surveyor and earn maybe 22k-26k. I also do part time uni course during this time where the tuition fees are paid for by the company, However the courses i can choose are restricted and its unlikely i can ask for Civil Engineering. Also the university i go to will be nothing special. (anglia ruskin, UEL etc)

So to anyone currently working or have graduated etc, what path should i choose? The training course sounds good, but i would hate to go to a bad university because ive worked so hard to get the grades ive got. I also am interested in Maths and Physics. On the otherhand i can go to a great uni like ive always dreamed of but come out looking for jobs with student loans, with very little experience in work. Also quantity surveyors earn more than civil engineers on average.
I would like to know your opinion if you were in my position. Sorry for the long post XD

Why do you think 'studying at one of the best universities in the world' is a better option than having almost no debt, experience, and a pretty much guranteed job?

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I mean if you like Quantity Surveying then sure go for it. Engineering degree is too stressful, much of stuff you learn is very abstract and to actually do anything you have to self learn it. I suppose thats why theres graduate training. Theres too much content that it gets to the point where you hate the things you thought you'd like. And no offence I can imagine a civil engineering degree being quite boring. So if you can get in the industry and learn what you actually need to know for the job instead of revising for a pile of bs at 4am in the morning then go for it. Also not forgetting the fact that you wont owe anyone 30k.

I understand what you're saying and i do feel having no debt and good experience is better. The problem is is that i have worked so hard throughout my secondary school life to go to a good university, i achieved 5A* and 5A in GCSE and also got good AS grades. I sort of feel like it was all for nothing now that this job opportunity came along because they dont really care too much about your grades. If i go to a good uni it sort of justifies all my hard work.